What’s next after Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss is granted preliminary injunction?

Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss quickly became one of the great stories of the 2025 season. A Division II transfer, he came to Ole Miss as a backup but quickly took over as the starter and led the Rebels on a College Football Playoff run.

After the season, Chambliss didn’t feel like his time in college should be over, arguing for a retroactive medical redshirt for the 2022 season. The NCAA had other ideas. That included denying his request to reconsider an eligibility waiver as recently as the day he was in court for a preliminary injunction, as Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports reported.

That wouldn’t end up mattering. The Mississippi court ruled in Chambliss’ favor, granting the preliminary injunction. That’s cleared the path for him to play next season. 

Judge Robert Whitwell ruled on the case. Dellenger noted that Whitwell appeared emotional in court. In the ruling, Whitwell was quoted as saying, “The NCAA breached its duty of good faith and acted in bad faith.”